#he's a zombie hunter btw :)

[jils-things]

sorry viddy game posting lalalal

[amystarrstuff]

trik or treet :]

treet!!

is that blood fake or real? who knows with samuel.

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

In your opinion, what's the darkest thing in Poptropica?

Oh... wow. You know, some people might be surprised at some of the dark stuff that's happened/implied throughout the franchise. And from such an innocent looking world too :)

I guess I'll make a list of some stuff that stands out to me:

24 Carrot Island 

The 4 children were kidnapped and brainwashed by Dr. Hare probably for months.

Astro-Knights Island 

Mordred almost died in a crash, and had to replace half of his body with robotics. 

Mordred kidnapped the princess because he wanted to marry her. And her parents most likely thought they were never going to see her again, since they had no way of going after her.

Counterfeit Island 

It's implied that Black Widow was gonna torture the player in order to get answers. 

Reality TV Island/Wild Safari Island 

Villains allowed to be on reality tv… and being treated as celebrities... WHAT.

Skullduggery Island 

Captain Crawfish probably killed a lot of people. Cause… pirate.

Steamworks Island 

The entire backstory of this island: the people were doing experiments on plants, when the plants mutated and tried to kill them. The only way they could survive is by freezing themselves.

Captain Ziggs sacrificed himself to hold off the Plant Monsters. Mayor Crumb must be feeling pretty depressed now that she's free and forced to live without him.

Red Dragon Island  

The Shogun being a pretty terrifying tyrant. 

Shrink Ray Island  

POV: you're an elementary school student and your teacher's star pupil. You trust him, because he's a nice teacher. And then he goes crazy and kidnaps you.

Mr. Silva threatens to shrink CJ and the player to the point where they can't be seen by anyone, which is kinda dark honestly. 

Blimp Adventure 

Dr. Cumulo Nimbus sets fire to the rain to all the islands. 

Game Show Island  

Robots take over and enslave humanity. 

Ghost Story Island  

A really depressing murder mystery/ weird love triangle story that involves several character's deaths.

S.O.S Island  

The ship sinks and everyone inside almost dies. Also a child.

Vampire's Curse Island  

Count Bram outlives his wife, and goes crazy. And he kidnaps a child due to insanity. 

Cactus von Garlic has killed many vampires. But not all vampires in Poptropica are evil (if Haunted House is any indication). 

Twisted Thicket Island  

The forest creatures turning into stone. I'm not 100% sure if they're still alive in there or not...

Poptropolis Games Island

The island sinks back into the ocean, with people still on it. Some of the ancient islanders are waterlogged (but still alive, for some reason).

Lunar Colony Island (Book)

The PASE workers are oddly sociopathic to Glen John's situation, only caring about Glen helping them. Glen is 13 btw.

Super Villain Island  

Zeus almost winning. He blew up the world for no reason. Also, there's something really scary about the way he blew up his own island.

Zomberry Island  

Zombie apocalypse. 

Virus Hunter Island  

A pandemic almost happened. 

Monster Carnival Island 

Ringmaster Raven's backstory: Pretty messed up. 

Edgar is an orphan who ran away and joined the carnival. He put a lot of trust in the Ringmaster and seemed pretty happy… and then the Ringmaster hypnotizes him and uses him for his scheme. Pretty messed up. 

Survival Island 

Myron Van Buren. Enough said.

Mission Atlantis Island 

The alien was trapped underwater for years and died.

PoptropiCon Island  

Omegon taking over the convention center, and turning the people into Hench-Bots.

Arabian Nights Island 

Scheherazade attempted to steal the player's soul… what the heck.

Graphic Novels

The kids almost died… several times. (A Saber tooth tiger and polar bear almost maul them, they almost fall to their deaths, they almost freeze to death, they are almost stabbed to death by Lieutenant Rogers, they almost got erased from history on the Ancient Egypt Island, they almost burned alive in a volcano eruption, etc)

The ancient Egyptians are erased from one timeline, and a bunch of people on earth died... and it's unknown if they were brought back, or what.

When Spencer Albright is murdered, Jonas is so overcome with grief that he completely loses it and becomes murderous like Octavian. Jonas is 18-20 btw.

The backstories for the main characters (Octavian is forced to let Paulla die, Mya's mom abruptly dies and she goes through depression, Oliver’s dad walks out on the family).

Octavian's fate at the end is this: he accidentally jumped through the portal before the universe he wanted to go to fully formed. Because of this, he jumped into the in-between point of universes, and was split into an infinite amount of versions of himself. Sounds complicated, but is incredibly messed up.

Mya was seriously considering leaving her own timeline, even though she would be leaving her family and friends behind. Whether or not she knew this is unknown, but if she did... kinda messed up.

And… that's it. No more dark things that stick out to me after that. Probably because after this, they fired the writer who was responsible for most of the dark undertones in the franchise. OOPS!!! >:(

I think the darkest stuff comes from Monster Carnival, Survival, and the graphic novels.

[wereah]

Finally decided to be brave and post some work from the WIP of @zombie-eats-world's fic Lost Like a Fox

( if you follow any of my work on @chimeraacademy-comic you know that I tend to finish pages with just background/scene setting before anything else haaaaaa HELP )

I'm gonna rant about this under the cut!

Here be spoilers for Lost Like a Fox! I'm gonna assume you've read the original fic!

Funny story, I've had this fic rotating in my head for almost a year now-- but I only read the rest of the series recently. But.

By then I had already constructed an entire AU of this AU. So. It's different, but not that different and frankly for Lost Like a Fox? The only difference for the audience is going to be Sanji's motivations.

He is A LOT hornier than I think the original authorial intent.

I got the impression in the original that Sanji's trying to arrange a 'meet cute' here in his own messed up way. So I'm taking that and turning it up to 11. Of course, Zoro's . . . Zoroness keep throwing small wrenches into his plans.

His motivations in my comic are similar enough to the original I don't think it matters unless I start doing other stuff with this AU. It's just the mechanics work a little differently.

Which I'm gonna assume that you wanna hear so you've read this far!

Okay so! Dragon is the King of Hell in this one-- Crocodad is still Crocodad, because I genuinely like that premise. And human. I'm still hedging on whether Crocodad raised ASL or not, because I know they're in the AU ( they are who Luffy is taking his weekend trip with instead of Law, like the original )

Why the change?

Because Luffy's dream is to be the King of Hell. Nobody, his entire life, has known wtf this kid is talking about. Ace and Sabo KINDA get it, because they know that Luffy's Different and they keep a pretty good wrap on just HOW different. *insert that gif from the Omen of the nanny in the window*

Anyway, long story short he's gotta defeat the Demonic Warlords to achieve that dream~ In my AU there are no Emperors, which I know sucks, but I'm using this story as practice for 'killing your darlings' and general storycraft. We'll see how far I take it?

Hehehehehhehehehehe

( btw Shanks is a demon hunter I think? )

But like I said, none of this matters for the purposes of this fan comic. It's, other than stuff under the hood, functionally an adaptation of a fanfic that I really, really, really, really, really, enjoyed. So! Um. Yeah. Hi.

[z0mbiefvcker]

dead guy dashboard simulator featuring some of their girlfriends and wives and situationships

tumblr.

following for you your tags

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lowkey why my boyfriend kinda weird though

🪡 lisa-swallowed ♻️ Follow

DUDE ME TOO????

👻 lyds-the-ghost-hunter ♻️ Follow

you guys wanna talk about weird??? at least he has a basic sense of hygiene.

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SHUT UP :(((((((

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MY EWFIE IS HOME MY WIFE8

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i chose his username btw. he has NO idea who the pixies are

📷 julesie ♻️ Follow

WHAT

🫀 maybe-not-ryan ♻️ Follow

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO THE PIXIES ARE.??!..?

🪲 cant-say-the-b-word ♻️ Follow

damn dude your husband is VERY uncultered

👻 lyds-the-ghost-hunter ♻️ Follow

lawrence, be quiet. you listen to bing crosby.

☠️. astrid-the-normal-one ♻️ Follow

and YOU listen to lesley gore. what do you have to say for yourself

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these edibles aint shit

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after a brief discussion with julie i've learned the true meaning of this phrase. maybe he was an addict thou

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so hypothetically if you told your zombie boyfriend to eat you out how would that end

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lisa insisted i listen to 'jone jet' and i unfortunately admit i am just the slightest bit obsessed.

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welcome to the club of girlfriends infecting you with their music taste. i've been made to listen to the ramones all day andniM GOING CRAZY

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heard a weird ass sound. checked under my bed and guess who the fuck it was.

🪲 cant-say-the-b-word ♻️ Follow

it was meeeee :333333

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Literally never use that...thing. Again.

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so hypothetically if you told your zombie boyfriend to eat you out how would that end

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uuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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[princess-peregrine]

10 Most Read Authors

Thanks for tagging me @godzilla-reads

"what are your ten most most read authors? and how many books have you read by them? also tag someone who you would like to do this!

instructions: scroll to the bottom of your goodreads shelves and most read authors is listed underneath."

I don't use goodreads but here's what ibknow from my personal collection

1. Seanan McGuire (21 books) Seanan McGuire is an amazing writer and one of the hardest things to do is put down one of her books once you start, it's always a captivating adventure to read one of her books

2. Kay Hooper (16 books) I'm not done with her Bishop/Special Crimes Unit books but oh my gosh, she writes good. If i had to give a short and sweet summary of what she writes, it would come off as a trashy genre. But she writes possibly my favorite romances I have ever read. Once a Thief and Always a Thief are my favorite romace books of all time, and the reason I read them was because of a ML fanfic called Once a thief Always a Thief by, I believe, Saijispellhart, I think that's right, if you read that fic and liked it then you will love Kay Hooper

3. CJ Cherryh (12) this is possibly my favorite writer of science fiction full stop and i can't even get into it here because i would talk for ages, the message here is to read CJ Cherryh's books, for the love of Goddess read them

4. Jimmy Gownley (8 books) Amelia Rules is my favorite comic of all time with a close secomd being the planet Sakaar arc in the hulk comics

5. Diana Rowland (7 books) people just love her white trash zombie books, and foe good reason, but personally i loved her Mark/Blood of the Demon books a whole lot more

6. Victoria Laurie (7 books) i loved the first book in her ghost hunter mystery books, then 2 and 3 were a slog, and then the rest were good again, not sure what happened to the second and third book

7. Marrion Zimmer Bradley (7 books) ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew what the fuck is up with her ew ew ew ew ew ew this is what passed for feminist writing back then?! I've read incel rants with more respect for women than some of the stuff she writes!

Anyway she's an ok science fiction writer with a way of writing really engaging stories with a strong narrative voice, don't read her books, they really are not kind to women

8. Michelle Tea (5 books) go read mermaid in chelsea creek, go do it, right now, this is a demand, read mermaid in chelsea creek, cry about it and then come back to me and tell me what you thought about it, do it now

My favorite book from her is Valencia btw, an excellent memoir

9. Kim Harrison (4 books) don't ask me anything about her books, i could not tell you, i know what happened because i read them but the memories are jumbled up with details from the October Day novels

10. Stephen king (4 books) Stephen King is, ehhhh, i read him more for the status that he was a prolific writer and had a lot of popular books, the first one i read, which is still my favorite by the way, is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Honorable mentions that i just recommend you go read because i love their books

Eileen Myles shouldn't need and introduction and if she does then you are living a worse life for it

Rob Reger who wrote the Emily The Strange books

Clive Barker who i have read quite a bit but excluded him for the same of smaller names (but you included stephen king) shut up

Wendy Holden, she didn't write many books but the ones she wrote were good

Dana Fredsti, her plague books are like brownies

Jeanien Frost, imagine if Kim Harrison was more memorable

Now i'll tag @scham-wcan @vivaciousarcanist @zerm2v0hg @far-side-skies @grimm-the-6th @overlordneon @transgressivepistoleer @mx-kit

[venomgender]

Just read your posts about the new SL ragnarok manhwa and, honestly i think this is a discerivce to the novel since all of the aspects that you have ranted about are not as present in there as they are in the manhwa.

For example you said suho isnt like what jinwoo was on the first chapters. And you are right, Suho in the Ln didnt fight the possesed hunters but rather he had to rescue civilians while dealing with possed unawakened people who acted like zombies. They were many but they were far far weaker, and even there he didnt fully succed in helping everyone since time wasnt on his side at all. His fight there even ended with him being almost killed by a wolf until Beru swooped in to save him. And the rest of the chapters as well, Suhos less of a prodogy and more of a tactiful guy trying to get out of insanely dangerous situations. In a sense he is weak but instead of rapidly getting stronger, he gets more creative with the way he is going to win his fights.

Also Suhos backstory in the novel wasnt... supposed to appear until much later. In the first chapters his personality is meaner (tho still funny) because he just got word that his parents are in fact alive and from then on his only focus is getting strong. Its not until some chapters later (due to two events that I wont spoil) that Suho's own turmoil about the loss of his parents is shown and how that affected his personality as well as the relationship with the rest of his family.

(btw when i say long i really mean that most of these is supposed to appear 100 chapters later, and I mean I get showing it now would be good too. BUT THEY DIDNT! THEY DIDNT PUT ANY EFFORT IN SHOWING IT! They just brough in some points with NONE of the weight and context that the light novel had set upon and decided to COMPLETELY CHANGE other things as well!! I could go on a rant of the changes the horrible pay offs but look at this wall of text, its big enough as it is.)

As for the telling and showing, they could have done so SO well with the showing seeing that daul takes a lot of time to extend his characters (like a lot lot), helping to show their personalities through actions could have crammmed in more of an impact to the relationships in SL ragnarok as well, the best example i can get right now is how they executed Dogyun and Suho's interaction, even with some changes thrown, and others cut, the scene was nice because 1)faithful to the story and their characters (in this case dogyuns own problems that werent shown in the manhwa but were in the ln) 2)we got to see the panels of Dogyun hesitating, him deducting about the fight, the extra scenes where hes not trying to leave suho behind. i think these scene was adapted well. I could say the same for the fight with the goblins where it did show new scenes but still relied on suho being his tactiful self like in the novel.

Oh boi did i need to get this out from my chest. and I hope i didnt come of as mean in any of this, im mostly just frustated at the adaptation (even if i still love it) its just that i was having so many expectations considering how the light novel was on its focus of characters, and yeah i can get 'oh this is what happens to all adaptations' and 'they are taking creative liberties because its hard to adapt a book to a webnovel' but one thing is 'I will change the fight to make it cooler or leave out introspective dialogue of the characters bc you cant fit it in the manhwa in any form' and another is 'I will actively change two of the most important key points of the story, kill a character that is very crucial to the next arcs, give the characters op skills that arent supposed to appear until FAAAR later, and decide to make him op by himself instead of relying on those around him and on other external factors because the whole point of Suho is that he ISNT solo leveling, he isnt walking this path alone and--- considering his affection to help others even during very difficult desicions where he could just grab all the op stuff for himself but no--- he doesnt walk this path alone, he is leveling up but so can others to protect the state of the world out of their own choice (which is something jinwoo didnt want because he wanted everyone to be rid of the strugles he went through, and both thoughts are valid imo). He is walking this path not to overtake his father's struggles but to walk alongside him, and to let him know he truly isnt alone as he thinks he is. This fucking novel I swear---

MAN THATS CRAZY.... god. i hate when adaptations ruin things that literally sucks so bad.... maybe i will have to go read the novel because as it the manhwa is on such thin fucking ice for me but the story itself truky does seem promising... and from what you said all of my beef comes from stupid adaptation decisions they made. man...

[unicornlovers10]

Here's the basics of my TOH AUs, and I'm typing this up in chronological order of when they were created. It'll be a long post, and the last two contain spoilers for King's Tide and BOTW respectively. So they'll be under the cut.

Dividers are by @justlgbtthings BTW.

Imperial Family AU (TOH Crack AU)

This was the one that I created in my sleep, and I really liked the idea of this AU

Belos is actually Hunter's dad, and he isn't a complete bastard

The Golden Guard title does exist, but they're not Hunter

Hunter's actual title is Second Prince of the Boiling Isles

Belos killed his brother by complete accident, and it's his biggest regret

Grimwalkers don't exist in the modern day, as one of the ingredients (Selkidomus) went extinct

This AU originally started as pure crack

Raven Empress AU

Belos dies several years before Luz steps foot on the Boiling Isles

Due to some extremely convoluted succession rules, Lilith becomes Hunter's Regent for the first 6 months of her reign

To be clear, Lilith didn't marry Belos, but she just happened to be head of the Emperor's Coven at the time

Lilith is still Aroace

Belos is still a bastard

Technically this AU diverged from Canon ~400 years before the show proper, but it does have something to do with Hunter and his little brother

Partially inspired by the Raven's Nest AU on Wattpad (created by @erzaguin), but the circumstances behind Hunter's adoption in this AU is different

Goopy Luz AU

Edric went with the Hexsquad into the human realm during King's Tide

Lumity and Huntric double date at the county fair

Luz gets possessed by Belos instead of Hunter

One of the Palismen sacrifices themself to save Luz

Belos is still a bastard

I also created this AU in my sleep

Owls of the Wild AU

Basically a BOTW AU

Hunter takes Zelda's role, while Edric takes Link's

Caleb died of an illness long ago

Hunter is a Hylian, not a zombie clone

Phil didn't change his name to Belos, and he isn't a bastard

He is a grumpy old man though

Some minor details might change, and I'll post more about these AUs on my Wattpad (I'm UnicornLovers10 on there BTW)

[welcometogrouchland]

ah i gotta admit, i haven't watched TOH and all i knew about it was through fandom osmosis >< but i wanna ask about your thoughts :D what if luz tries to get everyone into non-magic things, like video games or comic books or movies/tv shows? any thoughts on which media is their favorites? do they have regular game nights?

Anon the fact that you know nothing about this interest of mine but you're still trying to communicate with me about it. My parents could never. I love you. There's a chamber of my heart dedicated to you now

On the topic of your actual question- I can definitely see her doing that! Some of the non-magic interests we know she has (based on things like posters in her room or references she makes) off the top of my head are like. Off-brand versions of soul eater, resident evil, various animes, etc.

Tbh I feel like (since this would obvi take place during the montage in Thanks to Them) all of the witch kids would really enjoy horror related media? Like. It reminds them of home when they see gnarly bodies mutilated by fungus or anime battles where some twink gets bisected. The boiling isles is Scary As Hell and there seems to be a very casual attitude towards violence a lot of the time (grudgby as a sport, the fact that a 14 yr old was allowed to enter an underground fighting ring, etc)? That's part of the whole joke is that Luz gets isekaid to a very inhospitable fantasy world so unlike her dreams! But for the rest of the hexsquad, zombies and draculas and what have you brings back memories, yknow?

Personally I'm partial to Luz getting some of the other kids into resident evil the most bc. I like resident evil lol. putting forth the hc that Leon Kennedy was Hunters bi awakening

But also Hunter has a Japanese flag patch on his sweater so I'm taking that as evidence that he's at least seen anime. I'm more versed in shoujo than shounen (willow and amity would love sailor moon btw. Amity also likes precure and willow likes cardcaptor sakura) but I feel like there's a lot of shounen anime that would appeal to Hunter. Gus too! But also I feel like Gus has really eclectic taste in media. He watches shows meant for different age groups, he watches things in different genres. He watches French new-wave and he watches kids cartoons. He's got the range.

he just wants to in take as much of human culture as possible and honestly? I think it'd be fun if Luz and Gus' roles as Human and Witch are reversed in the sense that the witch is strong-arming the human who's obsessed with magic into showing them ~human stuff~ bc they're autistic about it. It's dynamics like these that I love in the show and I know they would've loved to do more with everyone in the human realm 😭

(also anon honourable mention to the fact that Hunter and Gus are canonical Trekkies and got into it entirely independently of Luz. Local human literally does not give a shit about human things. Local witches, on the other hand, are eating that shit up like it's bread sticks)

[tumblerosestudios]

Okay MCYT Stardew Valley AU:

Gem is a farmer that moved to this sleepy town of Hermit's Valley to escape the big city.

Some of the people she meets are:

Mayor Scar, a venture capitalist known for scheming to make Hermit's Valley a big tourist destination, but most of these schemes fail as he's a sweetie at heart and can't bring himself to potentially harm the town.

Grian, The Local Carpenter and Builder that often gets into mischief and gets out of it just as quickly, Grian got away with it and learned nothing.

Pearl, the local Garbage woman who tries her best to help with the messy state of the farm Gem inherited despite Pearl being extremely busy. Also incredibly prone to mischief she's known for her quick wit and devious persona

Mumbo, the local inventor who often builds crazy machines using his enormous wealth on supplies, very charming and very excitable he gets Grian out of a lot of those aforementioned scraps.

Impulse, the Dwarf Mining extraordinaire, he often can be found in the caves underneath the town, though the monsters scare him and he can't fight he somehow gets by.

Stress, the school teacher, initially sweet on the surface but in reality a bit adventurous and reckless.

Cleo, the Monster Hunter, a fighting champion that took the moniker of "The Zombie" in her glory days due to her ability to instantly get up from a finishing blow, she retired to Hermit's Valley after an unfortunate injury that was absolutely from a fight and totally not her falling down the stairs. Now she brandishes her sword to protect the valley from the monsters below. Gem often accompanies her on her adventures.

Joe Hills, The local Joe Hills, he lives slightly on the outskirts of town, some speculate he may be a writer, others a musician, he just disappears some days, says he visits some place called "Gnash Vill". The only thing most people agree on is that he's probably a ghost, but he's a nice guy so no one really minds.

Those are all I have for now, if anyone wants to suggest some ideas for other townsfolk go ahead, btw even though it's mostly Hermits I'm open to any Mcyt as long as it's not like, Dsmp or something.

[dukeswonderousmenagerie]

Oh man, about Zeni (zeni's my favorite- I could rave about this goofy fictional inspector for hours).

This is gonna be long, btw- but you said you were okay with that last time I sent an ask so I'm goin' all in >:)

I really like what you have planned so far (even if it's just an outline)! As for what he can do, he could tie into that legendary zombie hunt mechanic you mentioned a bit ago.

Maybe while you're out doing hunt missions or exploring the world in general, you can hear rumors about some sort of mystery loner zombie hunter figure. They've killed a lot of monsters, saving even more folks in the process, and have become a sort of campfire story-esque figure, many not sure if they're even real.

As you continue to progress through the game, you can learn they've garnered an enigmatic moniker and that their identity is a complete mystery; no one's seen their face or heard an actual name before. Jumping off your Captain Ahab comparison, maybe this figure is genuinely nicknamed Ahab. Of the few people who managed to talk to this hunter, rumor says that they only ever talk about/ask for info about that one specific zombie that killed Yata. Hunting monsters is literally all they do, they're the best at it, and if you get in their way you can't even guarantee your own safety.

While you're bagging zombies on these hunts, you can catch a glimpse of this figure watching from afar; but even if you're playing as Lupin, you can never seem to catch up to them, or if you scope in on them as Jigen, you can never get a decent enough look to glean anything you haven't already heard from the rumor mill.

Then you get to the final hunt of the zombie hunter mission chain. Or rather, you think you've gotten to it.

Okay, I'm gonna cut away real quick to explain a game mechanic idea. At the end of hunts, maybe you get a "kill quality rating"- it'd determine how salvageable the kill is for research data, or for getting usable/high-quality loot from the corpse, or whatever else (kinda like Red Dead).

Certain zombie types have certain vulnerabilities and/or resistances (fire, acid, etc) and can be damaged differently depending on what weapon type you use (heavy, medium, light, melee, arrows). Depending on the combination of weaponry you use, hitting weak spots, how quickly you kill it, etc... all of that stuff culminates into your rating. The higher the rating, the better the rewards and rep.

Obviously, in canon, you'd only ever kill these legendary zombies once; and if they kill you (since they're special enemies), they get kill animations on you like in Resident Evil 3 or whatever other game has that sort of mechanic. But in-game you can restart and respawn, re-encounter these zombies, and go for higher-quality kills and farm loot/crafting supplies, increasing your rating.

Once you get a high enough rating on all of the kills, you're given a final boss-esque zombie hunt. Now, the zombies you've fought before were challenges, don't get me wrong, but this one's REALLY challenging. It's rough- like "you're planned to die" rough because that'd be the actual case.

So the player (either Jigen or Lupin, depending on who you're playing as) puts up a good fight, but it's not enough. You can't escape. The kill animation is about to go off, and the zombie's winding up to skewer you like a kebab, barf acid on you, or just pummel your skull into pulp (I'll leave it up to you to determine which type would be challenging enough). Until suddenly, the cutscene's interrupted. Someone lassos the zombie and yanks it off of you. Wild guess as to who saves you-

That mysterious zombie-hunting figure.

They fight the zombie single-handedly with practiced ease, throwing a few more restraints with ridiculous accuracy to immobilize it further, showing some surprising strength by grappling with it to take it to the ground, before landing the killing blow with some sort of improv weapon that looks like it was designed to take out that specific type of zombie.

All the while you're still on the ground, Lupin/Jigen watching this scene play out practically stunned. Once the zombie's dead, this Ahab figure walks up to you, lifts/helps you up off of the ground, and... brings you in for a massive bearhug? What???

Then the figure lets you go, backs up a bit, takes off their mask AND IT'S ZENIGATA! BOOM! They can have a little "Holy shit, POPS?!" "LUPIN/JIGEN! Yeah, it's me!" exchange and aughh, it'd be great.

Hopefully, it isn't too far-fetched for the player to assume that Ahab is Zenigata or, at the very least, someone that Lupin/Jigen might already be familiar with. Between what you hear about the obsessive hunting, the loner syndrome, and the ruthless zombie-killing efficiency (tying into Zeni's absurd competency in canon against anyone (or in this case anything) that isn’t Lupin), one might assume Goemon at first- though the lack of any mention of a particular special sword might make you think twice. But by design, I think the player should figure out pretty easily in the actual cutscene that the figure is most likely Zenigata.

So back to looking at this from a gameplay standpoint. He'd say that he's been watching you kill all of these challenging zombies to see if you could handle something like the monster he's going after now, asking if you were interested in joining him. Since he likes Lupin and Jigen enough to trust them already, he would still want to be absolutely sure he wouldn't be putting them in any danger (despite knowing that they're capable on their own) by bringing them along, hence the player's need to earn the high kill quality ratings.

At this point, you'd have unlocked the real final raid zombie mission that you can accept whenever you feel like you're ready (i.e. level/equipment-wise, because you probably used some stuff when fighting that zombie earlier :/ ).

If you don't accept right out of the gate he'll just chill out at your base or something. I don't think he'd be suicidal enough to go after this thing solo- he'd want to guarantee this zombie's death and he knows he can't do that if he's dead. If you take too long to get back to him, maybe he'd leave? Or if you've found Goemon at that point, maybe he'd just go with him? I dunno. But if you accept, you go with Zenigata to hunt and kill the monster that killed Yata (and probably a ton of other people too, I'm imagining this thing as a real apex predator-level menace).

So that's what I have for ol' Pops. Like I said, I think he's neat and I want the best for him :D

Rewarding Lupin and Jigen (the player) for putting in the time to complete long mission chains by reuniting them with Fujiko, Goemon, and Zenigata (on top of earning some high-quality gear/special equipment, ofc) seems really wholesome to me. Maybe if you complete all of the missions to fully reunite the gang you can get a special ending to the game's story...?

Anyways, I hope this helps- especially if it makes figuring out what to do with/how to introduce Fujiko and Goemon any easier!

OhohohohohohohohohooooOOOOO!!!

OH FUCk I Love this!

oh I love how you remembered that mechanic thing I was talking about! And I love how you incorporated it!

I never thought of using Zeni for the monster hunting aspect, but now that I think about it I love it so much!

Hey question, do you have a discord, I would love to discuss any more ideas you have in full detail!

[theannoyedskittle]

My vote was Boba buuuuttt Fang mentioned one of our other rps and I want to talk about sci-fi lol

Fang's Vote

WEYLAN! (aka: ""vent boy"")

From me & Fang's Metroid/Star Wars/Sci-First adventure

This was right off the bat btw ::

JD is your typical rougish bounty hunter piloting the craft The Neverland with his AI assistant Trixie (who looks like Tinkerbell). Aeryn is a cargo pilot who was attempting to make a delivery. JD boarded Aeryn's ship to catch a bounty and during the scuffle the ship ended up crashing. JD and Aeryn agreed to work together to get off-planet.

They come across a mining station/city that was established. They quickly found out the entire planet was infested with parasitic worms that led the population to essentially turn into zombies. The pair found out that the target JD was after also survived the crash - a small team of thieves. Led by Alpha, their main target Delta, and two others.

Everyone agreed to work together to survive. After managing to escape the horde, they found a young boy (around Delta's age ~17-18) who was a citizen if the town. His dad was a general handyman, and the boy, Weylan, admitted that the miners found something and it led to this.

He never found any other survivors until now.

He had been using his father's teachings of how the vents/tunnels connect in the ceiling and below the structures of the settlement - only leaving for whatever food he could find and escaping without being seen. At this moment only JD, Aeryn, Alpha, Delta and Weylan were alive.

However their scent was giving them away. Weylan let them know of a signal booster and JD had a plan to send an SOS to Trixie who was nearby waiting. They had to go get the booster, however. In the night they made a dash for the booster located in a warehouse - using Weylan's knowledge of the vents. Aeryn convinced JD to get Weylan off-planet as well (it didn't take a lot to convince him, the kid was going to die if they didn't- either by zombie worm people or by starvation). Delta agreed to come quietly if they survive this as she was JD's main target, Alpha had agreed to keep her safe despite their usual criminal activity. Delta was new and he had been deliberately giving her easier missions - he was a gruff older soldier-like man and it was apparent he took to Delta like she was a daughter.

The team was caught, swarm came flooding in. Gnashing teeth and bloodied hands trying to claw at them, JD managed to get the booster and everyone got into a tunnel, Alpha ended up breaking his arm in the process. (The amount of red flags this man had btw...)

The horde was following their scent. They knew they didn't have a lot of time. They took the tunnels to where they needed to go - somewhere high - the signal tower. They still had to ascend and pray Trixie was looking for them. The horde however was starting to infest the tunnels.

Finally reaching their goal, the team climbed. Blasts firing from their weapons to buy them time, tires and hungry from the ship crash and this journey. Higher. Higher. Finally reaching the top, and everyone climbing to the roof, the stairs creaking and groaning with the amount of bodies weighing it down. Trixie got the signal and was coming as fast as she could, Weylan never shot a gun so Aeryn was guarding him, JD covering and Alpha and Delta holding their own. But the stairs snapped, they still needed some time. Alpha gave Delta his speech, and with a grenade in hand, gave the team the opening they needed to flee.

The surviving 4 got to the Neverland. And quickly fled the planet.

Once in orbit, the two youngers took their breath of safety, and just cried. Weylan saw his parents get ripped to shreds, his friends, neighbors. Mutated into twisted bodies of flesh and alien life. Delta, now going by her name Allie, experienced the end of a nightmare but lost someone she considered a father. Aeryn and JD now have the responsibility of helping them recover.

As the story goes, Weylan took his trauma and turned it into his own goal - his strength. Swearing that nobody should experience that and that he will find the source of the plague and see to it's destruction. He went from a boy barely holding on - starving and living in vents like a rat, to someone who can laugh, fight and interact. He's a goofy teenager who got a second chance to live.

which oc would you say was your ‘oc of the year’? (because you made them this year, they had the most development this year, or you just feel like it)

[castle-dominion]

c4x6 demons

Nice big moon there oh yes buzzfeed unsolved moments! I should finish watching that with my older bro... Where's the van outside tho? How do the doors close again? Maybe ghosts ARE real. Like in murdoch mysteries & then it was never again acknowledged that murdoch could see ghosts What can he see? I thought the thing came from you-know-where?

AC, on her dad's lap as they watch a movie together but then he tilts her in front of him: Dad, are you using me as a shield against flesh-eating zombies? She looks so adult. & oddly tanned. RC: I know he's busy, and you are very thoughtful to be so accommodating, sweetheart, but a healthy relationship is based on mutual respect. I mean, think about what kind of signal you're sending if you're the one always re-arranging your schedule at the other one's every beck and call. I mean, if you just drop everything the very moment that— *beckett calls* *castle drops everything at her call*

RC: The Ghost Wranglers are here? Okay, that's why I love these guys. Body's not even cold, they're already tracking down the ghost. KB: Why doesn't it surprise me that you actually watch that ridiculous show? GIRL SHUT UP RC: Ridiculously awesome. Jack Sinclair is, *becks turns to him in shock* hands down, America's most accomplished ghost hunter. KB: Um...Castle...Jack Sinclair is the name of our victim.

LP: His throat was slit almost from ear to ear, jugular, superior thyroid, common carotid left and right. You name it, it's been severed. Sexy Can't you be behind the guy? Heck yeah ghost killer! She works with dead ppl don't let her believe in ghosts

Oh nice maybe they caught the murder on camera castle explaining what it means <3 So many angles! Mum & I both immediately knew it wasn't begging for mercy. An emp maybe? (btw I'm pronouncing it émp' like in rvb when they were arguing abt it) GIRL IF THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT THAT IS A RECENT UPSET IN RELATIONSHIPS, THAT'S WHAT THEY ASKED ABOUT

Ryan's nice red sweater over his suit uwu JE: Right. Hey, we're still on for dinner tomorrow night, right? Me: what? Maybe it's a game night or smth not a date haha KR: Oh, yeah, Jenny's totally psyched. Me: oh KR: She's never really hung out with Lanie before, so *full body nod* cool. JE: Well, just to let you know, Lanie's gonna be getting off a double shift. So, she could be a little cranky. KR: Oh. *squints eyes* Maybe we should reschedule. I mean, isn't the whole point for Jenny and Lanie to get along? JE: Nah, she'll be cool. Just, you know, don't say anything controversial. KR, walking back over & crossing arms: Like what? What's controversial? [The computer makes a sound.] JE: Bingo. KR: Bingo. Don't talk about Bingo? JE: No. *gestures with some irritation* Barry Bavetta's been busy, and so has his lap. Dude has racked up a hell of a tab at a strip club

RC: We heard you were racking up quite a bill. Or is that billing quite a rack?

Sounds like he said he did kill the guy but obv it couldn't have been him. "you decided to prove him wrong"

Killing time was KIND OF funny "apparition american" KB: You'll see, Castle. This'll turn out just like every other murder investigation. *Ryan walks up looking concerned.* Once we find out more about our victim's life, the details surrounding his death, everything will be explained. KR: Um…maybe not everything. Mr irish folklore over there he looks SO mildly concerned & shaken & I LOVE it, good acting b'y *gestures politely to send castle in first* Caught a ghost! So cool!

Posting that intro on my blog

B'y surely u got SOME sleep esposito smiling watching castle set up his ghost murder board *drank her coffee* RC: ready for this? Espt *nods* RC: a demon

RC: That's not a real thing, you know. That real ghost hunters use. JE: "Real" ghost hunters? Isn't that a contradiction in terms, bro? Oxymoron? Nah man let people have their beliefs I thought that "I do" was Ryan Ooh Ryan nice tie! RC: You see? I am telling you, there is something going on with this house. The last people-- to-- *Castle tries to flip the board back around, but Beckett stops him.* RC: The last people that lived there moved out four years ago in a hurry. KR, breathy: Why? RC: I don't know, but I think it's time we found out. KB: Knock yourself out, Castle. RC: You're not coming? KB: No. I've got a murder to solve. KR sidles up to castle, eyes wide, eyebrow raised, mouth open: I'll go. *softly* [Beckett gives Ryan a look. Castle smiles at Ryan, then turns and sees Beckett's expression and his face falls. Beckett narrows her eyes.] RC: Ooh. That's a look. KR, looking down & to the side: Yeah. RC: I get these a lot. Just start walking. Faster. [Beckett watches them leave, then smiles & looks over at the empty coffee cups.] Ryan really is becoming castle jr!

Poor beckett, castle drank her coffee then said he'd make her one then he doesn't & she burns herself on it. I like the idea of ryckett & casito but rn we have some rystle & especkett scenes. JE: Yo. I, uh, just saw Ryan downstairs. I can't believe you let him go chasing ghosts with Castle. KB: Yeah. Maybe Shaggy'll keep Scooby out of trouble. Besides, you never know, maybe they'll come up with something useful. JE: Oh, you want useful. *sarcastic surprise* 'Cause I just spoke to CSU. They found fingerprints at the scene from a real live person, so… *points & wiggles finger* Becks still has the coffee with her

Girl maybe he thinks he was molested by a ghost it is not your business to make fun of the (probably psychological) issues of a man in prison! Wow the grammar & spelling... the handwriting is fine

Poor guy, he has to live with his mom bc he's an ex-con, he violated his parole for the guy who ruined his prison life, I just really feel for this guy. Prophesy vibes

This is so cool & cute & funny & scary! RC, trying not to show his excitement over the ghost: Oh, my God, that's terrible Ryan looking mildly freaked out is my new favourite thing Mercedes King & Mercy LaGrande are both cool names KB: So the question is, how is she involved in all of this? *rystle look at each other & hop up quickly* RC: Uh, well, you know, uh, Ryan and I would be glad to go check this out *ryan nods half winks* if you guys are too busy solving that murder. *especkett share a look*

Oh & now caskett is here instead of rystle These folks are doctors. They are psychologists, they are pharmacists, they are the medical professionals of the past. & I respect them. Why did he say mercy I can see IT not HIM? his face is an it but jack could have said him too.

Give that man a prize. tbh I expected the pics to be even more gory Murdoch mind moments!

I love the term on the lam, I like this guy's shirt (I have one from hot topic that looks like it lol) RC, looking to beckett: Really? He claimed there was a demon involved? AS: I know. Like anyone's going to fall for that, right? I mean, what kind of jackass did he think he was dealing with?

Ooh info! Cool! Valid, he probably turned him away. Yep you need a warrant babe. Do you need a warrant to get their car service logs? Ooh I love it when they do that! There was this one time a serial killer was watching TV with his wife 20 or 30 years later or smth & they said "this is a serial killer, we think he looks like this" with an aged up model including the style of glasses he would most likely wear & the wife looked at him & said "it looks exactly like you" & they both just laughed it off bc how could this guy my husband be a serial killer? lol that's so silly how he looks like the killer.

KB: Wait a minute, don't you guys have dinner plans tonight? KR, afraid: Uh, we can move it to…some night when Lanie's not coming off a double shift. JE: Uh, actually, Lanie's really looking forward to it. KB: You know what? No worries. It's on my way home. [Beckett takes the photos.] KR+JE: You sure? KB: That I don't want to be the one to blame for ruining Lanie's night out? Oh, yeah. I am sure.

Martha <3 Ooh hoo wowie look at alexis! & going to a party too! No he literally just called, you can answer & say she just went out bc she had plans or smth! gah!

Ooh scottish architecture! Ooh Laird's Lugs! KB: We'll go first thing in the morning, see what we come up with. RC: *puppydog eyes* KB: You want to go now?

RC: For me. Please. KB: I ain't afraid of no ghosts. *ghostbusters theme*

She's pulling his leg KB: How long have you known me, Castle? Of course I don't believe in ghosts. *door closes* RC: What was that? *lights go out* KB: Well, that's odd. RC: No, that's more than just odd. This is the same sequence of events that preceded Jack Sinclair's murder. KB: Except Jack only had an EMF meter. I've got a gun and a flashlight. *The flashlight goes out.* Except wouldn't their phones also be out? Gosh it's hard to be on someone's shoulders *grabs* KB: *gasps!!* Castle, I said legs, okay? RC: Oh. Legs. Sorry.

LP: Not as sorry as I was. I'm around dead people all day. When I get home, I want a live one. JE, eating: I was tired. [Ryan and Jenny laugh.] JO: I can't believe we waited so long to do this, babe. KR, wearing his fortnightversary tie: Yeah. Yeah, it really did turn out to be a perfect night. JE: *winks at ryan* KR: I would like to propose a toast. I know that it's kind of corny, but it's me, (yeah lol) so well, there we go. Uh, to best friends, now and forever. [They toast.] JO: Cheers. JE: And to the future newlyweds. JO: Aww. [They toast again.] KR: You are so thoughtful. LP: Cheers. JO: You know, Kevin said you guys made a great couple, *Lanie smiles & leans towards javier* but I had no idea. [Lanie and Esposito cuddle and lean in to kiss.] JO: So, when are you two getting married? [That kills the mood and Esposito and Lanie recoil w/o even kissing.] KR: JO: LP: JE: *stares daggers at Ryan* KR: *moves to drink his wine during the awkward silence.*

Sad that they found a magnetic field generator to explain the moving tripod BUT wouldn't it have also moved every other tripod & any metal that Sinclair had on him? WHY is it creaking tho? *makes castle open the door* Oh it's a rat It's like when higgins kissed a corpse! Well he fell on it & his lips touched its lips but he was so grossed out about kissing a corpse & that's totally valid Poor castle lol

Hide & seek lol. In the morgue: *Beckett exits and Castle stops on his way out* RC: Hey, how'd that double date go? LP: *crosses her arms and glares.* RC: I-- I just… LP: *eye twitches* *KB comes back in abt the case, but castle leaves past her* RC: Don't ask her about the date.

KR: Look, I said I'm sorry, okay? t-- h-- I didn't mean to jinx the dinner. JE: (imitating)"This really is the perfect night." KR: Jenny got a little caught up in the moment. JE: (falsetto)"When are you two getting married?" That's a question you do not ask! (Yeah jenny, sorry. I love you plenty tho. btw when are we going to find out she's a spy like with terrence myers or mary morstan) [Ryan sighs.] JE, mellowing out: I-- You know, it's-- it's not entirely your guys' fault. KR: You guys have a big fight after? JE: Big fight? *laughing* No. Mega fight, *seriously* yes. *ryan nods* The point is, we, um…we decided that we're gonna cool things off. (Good facial expressions.) KR, sad for his friend: Wait, you mean split up? JE: Yeah. Just until we both figure out what we want. *looks down kinda sad but also an "i don't talk about emotions" way* KR: Man, I'm so sorry. JE: Anyway. *starts ignoring him* KR: Look, brother, if you need anything, you know I'm always here… What? Friendship<3 also "brother" is such a Term

WHOA THE BRO GOT THE GIRL? Cafe jouer not cafe jouerre bro Either it's weird how he remembers all the details or they got burned into his brain bc of that event or it's weird how he remembers all the details bc they would be overshadowed by the horror.

KR: It wasn't someone Melanie worked with. I just tracked down George Banner, Melanie's manager at Flywide Travel twenty years ago. He said Melanie had two co-workers: KR: both guys. RC: A-ha. KR: Married. RC: Still… KR: To each other. (XD WOW) RC: Oh. I mean bisexuality, maybe they invited her to join idk The way castle's hair moves lol

It is not going to be him Ooh strong man there WOAH DETECTIVE SMITH!? Yeah I can understand why you... wait he killed her too I forgot AS: You're both very smart, but you're forgetting one thing. Me: you have a gun? AS: This house is haunted. Nice, lights out scene, fun. Now becks has also lost her gun, maybe ryan won't feel so bad about tyson getting the drop on him.

AS: Get on your knees. *castle starts moving* KB: Don't worry, Castle. He's not gonna shoot us. That won't fit the legend. AS: *pulls a sexy knife* rysposito had better be around Technically that's illegal tho

Ooh castle is so right! Jack sinclair's ghost was TOTALLY solving the murder! Sussy elevator (are ghosts canonically real?)

Oh no I feel bad for ashlexis. Castle said "goin'a" like "going ta" except since n & t are in the same place in the mouth he just said goin'a, not quite "gonna" Cuddling <3 Flesh eating zombies I love their father daughter love time Wait am I in the zombie movie? As soon as they press play we're going to be attacked by zombies!

[aroaessidhe]

2022 reads // twitter thread  

The Sevenfold Hunters

YA sci-fi about British teens training at an elite academy to kill parasitic alien vampires

sapphic, hijabi MCs

[kaisooficrec]

Please recommend me some angsty fics with a happy ending, with one of them being injured or disabled :) btw, I love your page! <3

Heeey thank you so much ❤️we'll also post a hurt comfort compilation soon because it has some fics that fit this list :)

disabled au:

Misery Loves Company - blind kyungsoo befriends with dragon hybrid jongin! ongoing :)

Day 21: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - christmas is coming yay :-)) blind!nini loves the smell of the perfume which kyungsoo used and is determined to get it for christmas

Chances: The blind side - kyungsoo is blind caused by an accident which killed his husband. kai is junymeon's brother and both are there for soo's support, but kai also has problems with drinking. he and soo get close to each other (slight angst with a happy ending)

Art - blind!soo, jongin is mesmerised by the boy at the convenience store and after some cute teasing he asks him out :)

Andante, Andante Go Slowly With Me Now - blind!jongin feels remorseful that he can't see kyungsoo on their wedding night

Best Of Me - caretaker!kyungsoo has to take care of jongin but he's a difficult patient, paralysed and blind

Meeting Hands - an unusual encounter of a blind man (ksoo) and demon (jongin) but both click with each other right away

pull hard, push harder - deaf!ji. smut with hair pulling kink (manbun jongin :o

sweet, like honey, sugar, and you - deaf!ji and smut again hh intercrural smut and size kink!

With Your Heart - college au yeees. kyungsoo notices this cute tall guy but can't talk to him. and jongin can't just see him :o very soft and fluffy!

injured au:

Déjà Vécu - reincarnation au. this is legendaric! it's divided into chapters (per reincarnation) and there's plenty of injuries also minor violence (for ex. amputee kyungsoo in one chapter). fave - Mimi

Hope and Legacy - 77k figure skating au!! kyungsoo is bitter and broken, had an accident leaving him paralyzed. jongin wants to him to train and he looks up to kyungsoo so much

Journal Entries - jongin writes his story in form of a diary and is a revered author. the story mirrors his life and his crush on kyungsoo hyung. (tw for violence, injury, referenced noncon, mpreg) it's kinda dark/bittersweet but i really like this concept! - J

Sheath - hunger games au!!!! it's gritty, dark, heart breaking, this drabble is great (tw for blood) not very a happy ending :'0

And His Name was Venus - vampire au. kyungsoo is a vampire hunter but has to save a vampire named Venus. (who might it be :o)

LIGHTS OUT - alpha kyungsoo finds beaten omega outside his penthouse. hurt comfort!

Through Fire and Ashes - bruv i'll never shut up about this. 84k zombie/survival au yep heaps of injuries and disability but i don't wanna spoil!! - J

Everything's Alright (Me and You) - non au. jongin feels anxious and depressed because he can't join the group activities due to his injury but kyungsoo will always be there to comfort him

and more in this tag! enjoy :)

- Admins Mimi + J

[mrevaunit42]

Okay I'm going to just be honest with you: Read the fucking legend books. Everything under the old canon. Here's why

First: Every single story is easily accessible and user friendly. Legends handled the massive catalog of its stories so well because every new copy of the book comes with a full complete timeline in the front pages. Literally every fucking book that is canon in Legends is put in a complete timeline to show you the reader where exactly this story is taking place (and it's even funnier when you realize they use New Hope as the before or after marker. Even tells you the years.) From the Old Republic and Revan to the retirement of our favorite heroes, it's all there. Anything beyond that i believe is comic turf and while I love the comics and there's loads of fun ones, it's very hard to know where to start or what's going on especially with Disney printing its own comics. And as far as I can tell all of them have audiobooks so if reading's not your thing there you go. Plus they're fairly cheap. Most of the books are like 7 or 8 bucks (Dollars). Yes The books spoil things in the beginning but only because you tell whose in the story, their species and their job. Helps with descriptions or you could even look up what you're supposed to be imagining.

Second: The genres you get are varied. While you obviously get the classic empire and rebel civil war conflict and there's a lot of jedi, dark side, sith etc etc there's also focus on other people and other conflicts. Like for example zombie stormtroopers. There's literally a like 400 page story about zombie stormtroopers on an abandon Star Destroyer. It's fun and epic and kinda scary. An Ocean's 11 styled heist with Han, Chewie and Lando before Empire Strikes back! One of my favorites is literally a in hiding jedi turned bodyguard for a fucking pop idol. Singer really but still. And there's so much more I haven't mentioned: The war with beings from another galaxy that's a few books series long, Obi-wan's first mission with Qui-gon Jinn, A second galactic civil that actuals pits Han and Luke on opposing sides. Mara Jade (Luke's wife, yes he's married and she's fucking amazing) first encounter with a still fledging jedi Luke. Freaking the Bounty Hunter civil war. And a lot of these you do not need to know about the entire collection to enjoy. These writings are written differently cuz of the different authors but that's only because...

Three: Lucas gatekept all this. No really. Basically you had to ask him what you can write about and he had to approve it because it would be canon. Different writers wrote different things with his permission cuz their stories would be set in stone. The writing varies and you get different millage but on a whole I enjoyed all the books. Anything by Timothy Zahn is highly recommended by me.

Four: Character and Characterization. Yes you will be missing some of your faves: No baby yoda or mando or Rey, Finn, poe. But the characters you get are awesome: Luke's son Ben, a deadly sith assassin who used to date Luke, a personal assassin who worked for the emperor who married Luke, Thrawn *stolen from legends btw* Jagged Fel, Han and Leia's children Anakin Solo and the twins Jania and Jacen. God Jacen. Jacen is the character they stole and watered down to make Kylo sucks. Literally Jacen is just the better, more complex tragic figure that Kylo WISHES he could even be half of. Oh Boba Fett is alive too! and has a granddaughter. And there's are a handful of characters among the dozens these books have. And the best part? The classic characters? Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie R2 and C3PO they're still the characters you know and love. They actually grow and evolve in ways that feel natural for them. None of this stupid han and leia are separated. They are still happily married and getting on each other's nerves in the best way possible. Luke isn't some disillusion edgy beaten down old man. He's a wise yet humorous mentor and leader who never lost that spark of hope and wonder though it certain has been tempered with loss that comes with a long, dangerous life. Honestly you cannot believe how much they stole from legends. it's a fair amount.

I honestly recommend the legends books. Yes they had decades more time to really flesh everything out and set up their novel universe but Disney is a billion dollar company with talented artists, storytellers and writers. They should've just let them cook instead giving us whatever the fuck those half assed movies were. Leia is a fucking jedi knight in legends, still married to Han and a total badass. Warning though Chewie dies during the galaxy v galaxy war. BUT it takes a whole moon to take him out and he's still in plenty of stories.

Star Wars suddenly making every idiot and their grandma jedi but can’t even make Finn a force user